A Star Is Born
Oct 01 1954
•3h 56m
•Drama, Music, Romance
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Cast
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Judy Garland
Vicki Lester
James Mason
Norman Maine
Jack Carson
Matt Libby
Charles Bickford
Oliver Niles
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